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19.02 / 12:37

Ukraine: Biden 'convinced' Putin has decided to invade as crisis dominates Munich agenda

US President Joe Biden has said he is “convinced” Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, including an assault on the capital Kyiv, in his clearest warning yet over the Russian president's intentions.

18.02 / 23:51

European Union Kyiv White House accuses Moscow of cyberattacks, warns Russia will become 'pariah' state

The White House on Friday accused Russia of being responsible for recent cyberattacks targeting Ukraine's defense ministry and major banks.

18.02 / 19:29

cryptocurrency regulation Central Bank collapses Russian Crypto Consensus Collapses into Utter Chaos as Finance Ministry, Central Bank Present Rival Bills

The rest of the world may be talking about the imminent threat of war between Russia and Ukraine, backed by Western allies, but in Moscow, the talk of the political town is...crypto.

18.02 / 14:37

Sport European Union NATO Putin to oversee military drills as tensions mount over Ukraine

Russia announced massive drills of its nuclear forces on Friday as tensions with the West mount over allegations it has some 150,000 troops on Ukraine's border.

17.02 / 14:25

cryptocurrency Russia has issued 720,000 fast-track passports in separatist-held areas of eastern Ukraine

Ivan Malyuta, a resident of Donetsk, a city in eastern Ukraine controlled by Moscow-backed separatists, applied for Russian citizenship this month and said he, his wife and three children will soon be getting Russian passports.

17.02 / 12:55

Reuters Russian FM says No to Crypto Ban

Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that cryptocurrencies should not be banned as advocated by the central bank, but instead, the government should fix the ongoing crypto regulation predicament.

16.02 / 14:13

Technology European Union NOT Watch: EU not 'missing in action' over Ukraine, Borrell tells MEPs

The EU's foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell has rejected claims that the bloc has been "missing in action" over the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

16.02 / 14:13

Technology NATO Russia still building up its military on Ukrainian border, NATO chief says

Russia is still building up its troops on the Ukrainian border, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said ahead of a meeting of the alliance's defence ministers on the crisis.

16.02 / 01:43

European Union Russian invasion of Ukraine 'remains distinctly possible', Biden says

A Russian invasion of Ukraine "remains distinctly possible", Joe Biden said in a televised address, after the Kremlin announced that Russia's troops would begin withdrawing from the border.

15.02 / 20:41

Technology Sexual Abuse settlement Prince Andrew reaches settlement in Virginia Giuffre sexual abuse case, says court filing

A settlement has been reached in the lawsuit accusing Britain's Prince Andrew of sexually abusing Virginia Giuffre when she was 17-years-old, according to a court filing.

15.02 / 18:12

cryptocurrency Central Bank Russian Central Bank & Government Fail to Agree on Crypto Regulation; New Limits Proposed

Senior officials from the Russian government and the Bank of Russia, the country’s crypto-skeptic central bank, did not manage to reach an understanding on the means to regulate the Russian cryptoasset market -- while the Deputy Finance Minister now proposes a buying limit for "unqualified investors" of USD 665.

15.02 / 16:25

Target Action Senate Action on Russia Sanctions Bill Stalls Amid Partisan Disagreements

A disagreement over how to treat a Russian natural-gas pipeline has halted Democratic and Republican efforts to cut a deal on sanctions legislation targeting Russia, just days before many U.S. officials say an invasion of Ukraine is possible.

15.02 / 15:33

Ukraine crisis: Germany's Scholz meets Putin in Moscow to address 'burning issues'

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz have begun their meeting in Moscow, shortly after Russia said its troops had begun withdrawing from the Ukrainian border in the first sign of de-escalation.

15.02 / 12:31

MPs Ukraine crisis: Russian MPs to vote on recognising separatist-held areas in east as independent

Russian lawmakers will on Tuesday vote on resolutions to demand President Vladimir Putin recognise two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine as independent.

15.02 / 00:25

Kyiv Russia-Ukraine crisis: US relocates Kyiv embassy operations amid push for diplomacy

The US moved its Ukrainian embassy operations from Kyiv to the western city of Lviv due to the threat of Russian invasion as Western leaders pushed for a diplomatic solution to the crisis.

14.02 / 23:11

Russia says talks still possible ahead of Scholz's trip to Moscow

Russian officials suggested on Monday that diplomacy remains an option in the current Ukraine crisis ahead of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's trip to Moscow.

14.02 / 17:41

Mining regulation Central Bank Russian Central Bank Still Opposes Crypto Regulation Plans

The race to launch crypto regulations in Russia could still be halted by the country’s Central Bank, which, despite reports to the contrary, is still not happy about recently unveiled plans to “legalize” crypto and bring the industry under a regulatory umbrella. But the pro-business (and reservedly pro-crypto) Ministry of Finance has moved to reassure the bank that its concerns will be met with a piece of draft legislation set to be unveiled on Friday this week.

14.02 / 17:23

Art Sport 'Business as usual': Western firms in Ukraine resist calls for expats to leave

The message from Western businesses operating in Ukraine appears to be very much "business as usual" -- at least for now -- despite intensified warnings from international governments of a potentially imminent Russian invasion.

14.02 / 14:39

Tesla love Freedom Convoy Centre Brussels on edge as 'freedom convoy' threatens to disrupt city centre and European quarter

Brussels is on edge as a Canada-inspired "freedom convoy" is expected to descend on the city, threatening to disrupt the centre in open defiance of a ban issued by the public authorities.

14.02 / 14:25

love Germany's Scholz demands urgent 'signs of de-escalation' from Moscow

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz demanded Moscow urgently show "signs of de-escalation" over the crisis at the Ukrainian border as he embarked on a two-day trip to Kyiv and Moscow.

14.02 / 13:51

DOW stocks and bonds fall Global stocks and bonds fall on fears of a war with Ukraine

Bond yields and international stock markets fell on the possibility of an imminent war in Europe, after weekend diplomacy between Western leaders and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to yield a breakthrough.

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